Owner

About The Qatar Lens

The Qatar Lens is a storytelling platform dedicated to capturing and showcasing inspiring narratives, achievements, and innovations that are shaping progress across Qatar. It focuses on visionary individuals, pioneering businesses, and transformative initiatives that contribute to the nation’s dynamic growth. Covering everything from cultural heritage to cutting-edge development, The Qatar Lens highlights Qatar’s commitment to excellence, creativity, and global engagement. Through its curated content and features, the platform aims to illuminate Qatar’s ongoing journey toward a vibrant, forward-thinking future and engage audiences locally and internationally.

About the Role

The Owner of The Qatar Lens will provide overall leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight to ensure the platform’s growth and sustainability. This full-time, on-site role in Chennai involves defining the editorial vision, overseeing content planning and production, and maintaining high standards of quality and relevance. The Owner will manage partnerships, collaborations, and stakeholder relationships, while identifying opportunities for audience expansion and revenue generation. Daily responsibilities include supervising a small team or freelancers, monitoring performance metrics, managing budgets, and ensuring that all activities align with the platform’s mission of highlighting Qatar’s progress and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and strategic direction.
• Oversee operational oversight for platform growth and sustainability.
• Define the editorial vision.
• Oversee content planning and production.
• Maintain high standards of quality and relevance.
• Manage partnerships and collaborations.
• Manage stakeholder relationships.
• Identify opportunities for audience expansion.
• Identify opportunities for revenue generation.
• Supervise a small team or freelancers.
• Monitor performance metrics.
• Manage budgets.
• Ensure all activities align with the platform’s mission.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership, decision-making, and strategic planning skills.
• Experience in media, content creation, or digital publishing.
• Capabilities in storytelling, editorial oversight, and brand development.
• Business management skills, including budgeting, project management, and basic financial oversight.
• Relationship-building and communication skills.
• Understanding of digital platforms, social media, and audience engagement strategies.
• Familiarity with Qatar’s socio-cultural context, development initiatives, or interest in Middle East-focused storytelling is an advantage.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, Media, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Ability to work on-site in Chennai.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to maintain high ethical and professional standards.